No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at..

The human heart, at whatever age, opens to the heart that opens in return..

Persons not habituated to reason often argue absurdly, because, from particular instances, they deduce general conclusions, and extend the result of ….

Remember, we can judge better by the conduct of people towards others than by their manner towards ourselves..

Artificial manners vanish the moment the natural passions are touched..

What a misfortune it isto be bornawoman!? Why seek for knowledge, which can prove only that our wretchedness is irremediable? If a ray of light break….

a straight line is the shortest possible line between any two points - an axiom equally true in morals as in mathematics..

In real friendship the judgment, the genius, the prudence of each party become the common property of both..

My mother took too much, a great deal too much, care of me; she over-educated, over-instructed, over-dosed me with premature lessons of prudence: she….

We are all apt to think that an opinion that differs from our own is a prejudice..

Hope can produce the finest and most permanent springs of action..

half the good intentions of my life have been frustrated by my unfortunate habit of putting things off till to-morrow..

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget..

We may make our future by the best use of the present. There is no moment like the present..

Confidence is the best proof of love..

If young women were not deceived into a belief that affectation pleases, they would scarcely trouble themselves to practise it so much..

Nature knows best, and she says, roar!.

Those who are animated by hope can perform what would seem impossibilities to those who are under the depressing influence of fear..

An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact..

It sometimes requires courage to fly from danger..

wit is often its own worst enemy..